⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 40
Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 30
A 12-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 5 in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Jazz
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 5
Q2 4:40 · UTAH 51-56 BOS
- Winner
Talen Horton-Tucker hit a driving layup
Q4 0:35 · UTAH 118-117 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Walker Kessler misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q4 1:43 · UTAH 110-114 BOS
- Missed FT
Walker Kessler misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q4 1:43 · UTAH 110-114 BOS
- Turnover
Talen Horton-Tucker out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:05 · UTAH 118-117 BOS

Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q1 4:28 · UTAH 16-29 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q2 7:19 · UTAH 34-53 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q3 3:43 · UTAH 82-86 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jayson Tatum misses technical free throw
Q3 8:14 · UTAH 68-69 BOS
- Missed FT
Malcolm Brogdon misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:36 · UTAH 104-111 BOS
- Turnover
Luke Kornet out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:53 · UTAH 108-111 BOS
📊The numbers
| UTAH | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 17 | Threes made | 22 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 29 | Assists | 30 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 2 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |








